An ethanol plant built by Covalent Projects & Engineering for Olam Global Agri Commodities India has been inaugurated in Chandgad, in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district. The multi-feed plant has a reported capacity of 342 kilolitres per day (KLPD), according to Covalent’s inauguration announcement.
Covalent’s role in the Olam ethanol project
Covalent Projects & Engineering is a Pune-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company founded in 2010. It works on ethanol, biofuel and renewable energy projects. At Chandgad, the company said its teams handled engineering, planning and on-site execution, with staff working in three rotating shifts during the project.
The contractor’s broader distillery business covers plant design, equipment supply and construction. Its process offerings span feedstock handling, fermentation and distillation, as well as dehydration, drying and systems designed to prevent the discharge of liquid effluent.
For more on Maharashtra’s distillery projects, read our coverage of RBBPL’s ethanol and ENA plant in Raigad, a separate project that has reached the stage ahead of commissioning.
